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220-13169 viewsJust west of the 104.6 km crossing on the Yarrie line, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuilt ALCo C636 5431 into a C36-7M unit 5507 serial number 4839-03 / 87-072 seen here leading its loaded train through the curves.
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060528 4582169 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31379 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 304 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations, the WAGR and Comeng builders plates are visible in the waggon sill, seen here at Bonnie Vale loaded with fines, 28th May 2006.
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060528 4615169 viewsWOB type iron ore waggon WOB 31395 is one of a batch of twenty five built by Comeng WA between 1974 and 1975 and converted from Mt Newman high sided waggons by WAGR Midland Workshops with a capacity of 67 tons with fleet number 325 for Koolyanobbing iron ore operations. This waggon was also converted to a WSM type ballast hopper by re-fitting the cut down top section and having bottom discharge doors fitted, converted back to WOB in 1997, and this is the first one to be repainted in ARG yellow and stands out against the newer style WOE type waggons as this empty train runs past the 628 km west of Bonnie Vale, 28th May 2006.
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030406 114230169 viewsPort Lincoln loco workshops, builders plate for NJ class NJ 4 Clyde Engineering EMD model JL22C serial 71-731. 6th April 2003.
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030406 142638169 viewsKapinnie, station located at the 105 km, this is the second location and in use from 1954. Station yard overview looking west with point lever and indicator and concrete silo complexes and outflow spouts. 6th April 2003.
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030409 125102169 viewsRudall, view looking south from the south end, the goods and grain loop coming in from the left with the stub siding (former station loop) on the right.
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030409 141326169 viewsWharminda, the engines 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4 shunt back out of the siding for the mainline with the loaded waggons.
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030409 141620169 viewsWharminda, loaded grain train prepares to depart having attached extra loading behind 830 class unit 851 AE Goodwin ALCo model DL531 serial 84137, 851 has spent its entire operating career on the Eyre Peninsula, with fellow 830 class 842 serial 84140 and a rebuilt unit DA 4.
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060113 2444169 viewsThevenard, 1604 leads a triple consist of Clyde Engineering EMD JL22C model 1600 / NJ class combination, 1604 serial 71-731 and originally NJ 4 started life on the Central Australia Railway in 1971 and was transferred to the Eyre Peninsula in 1981. 1604 was renumbered in 2004. Friday 13th January 2006.
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060531 4984169 viewsWest Kalgoorlie, AQNY 32207 one of sixty two waggons built by Goninan WA in 1998 as WQN type for Murrin Murrin container traffic, with sulphur skips S93 and S58 with original door and two types of tarpaulins.
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051101 6478169 viewsParkeston, AHLY 0022 one of sixty five AHBY type ballast hoppers built by EDI Rail at their Port Augusta Workshops for ARG in 2001-02 for the Darwin line construction, now in limestone quarry products service.
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222-13169 viewsSulphur Springs base metal area, exploration drill rig drilling, this dates from 2000-01 when Sipa Resources had the lease. Location is only approximate GeoData.
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222-16169 viewsMust've fired the camera climbing into the back of the ute.
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225-09169 viewsBing siding, signal post BGN 3 stand sentinel as the end of the afternoon Yandi train is seen heading south with last waggon 4305, one of 126 such waggons constructed during 1997 out of 3CR12 stainless steel in an effort to eliminate painting and to reduce wear on the waggon body. This design was designated HC7081. GeoData.
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160101 9800169 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, looking east along the north wall with the drive line to the adits. GeoData.
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160101 9804169 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, looking north west, at the old waggon dump area and workshops. GeoData.
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160101 DJI 0008169 viewsWittenoom Gorge, at the end of Bolitho Rd neat the former settlement looking south west towards the Gorge Mine, power station was located on cut to the left above the tree line. Geodata.
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160102 DJI 0041169 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view looking south west over the Gorge Mine location with drive visible on the right, foundations of workshop visible in middle. Geodata.
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150523 8202169 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit 4368 is on the fuel tank shunt, is a unit from the last order of eighteen SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton built at Electro-Motive London Ontario, serial 20098203-013.
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150523 8236169 viewsNelson Point Yard, BHP Billiton SD70ACe unit leads a rake towards the dumpers. Lead unit 4327 'Hamersley' is from an order originally being built by Electro-Motive, London Ontario for BNSF, an US class 1 railroad, but BHP secured 10 of them during construction, this unit 4327 serial no. 20066862-056 was destined to be BNSF 9185 before coming to BHP, passes SD70ACe unit 4368 on the fuel tank shunt, a unit from the last order of 18 SD70ACe units for BHP Billiton from Electro-Motive, London Ontario, serial no. 20098203-013.
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